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Saturday, August 18, 2012

Dragonfly Kusudama Flowers


Machine Used: Boss Kut Gazelle
Software: Funtime Scrapbooking III
Files Used: Pop-Kut Dragonfly by Judy Stark BKD109
Materials: Cardstock

I absolutely LOVE the Pop Kuts available through Bosskut Die Cuts!!  Another one of my favorite projects includes origami.  Having wanted to find a way to incorporate the 2 together, I was finally able to work my through using the tools available in Funtime to get the look I wanted.

With the help from the video, Using the Edit Tools, I was able to edit the Pop Kut Dragonfly so that it would still be attached to the paper that I needed to fold for each of the pedals of the Kusudama flower.  First I started by creating a border around the Pop Kut dragonfly.  Then I created a square and placed the dragonfly at a corner.  Using the scissors in the edit tools, I cut where I needed and reattached in other places.  I will honestly admit that this took some trial and error until I finally got what I was looking for.  In the end, I'm very happy with how they turned out and I look forward to making more!!


Another, easier option was to first assemble the Kusudama flower and cut out the dragonfly separately.  I then attached the dragonfly to the Kusudama flower and am ready to make more for a complete bouquet!!


Just for fun, whenever my daughter sees me working on a project I always end up with A LOT of "help" :o).  When she saw the dragonfly, of  course she wanted one too BUT it had to be in purple!  So I let her pick out the paper and we made her one just for her.


Thanks for looking!!
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Bosskut Design Team Member

2 comments:

  1. Love your flowers, have been folding them myself for a couple years now, with some twists and turns of the petals. Very original idea with the dragonflies. Will have to look into the Boss Cut. I mainly use my Cricut and Big Shot for my die cuts. Tha ks for sharing. Karen

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    1. Thank you Karen! I've only been folding the flowers recently BUT LOVE THEM!! They are truly beautiful and I love the fact that you can give flowers that will last and are hand made. So, many different things you can do! I have a Cricut as well but have FALLEN IN LOVE WITH my Gazelle!! I love the option to work with the cut files and creating my own!!

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